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Re: Usage of Motors and there crazy uses!

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Originally Posted by thefro526 View Post
The small BB motors are great for intakes and smaller spinning devices(or if you're team 25, drivetrain motors aswell).
Or low-load uses, like 330's ramps in 2007. (Geared down heavily, they had enough power to put them down or pull them up.)

FP transmissions are good for winches and arms without too much gearing down.
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